Knox township, PA

Jefferson County, PA

2022 population: 1,107 ( 65 from 2010 )
Land area: 31.4 square miles
Population density: 35.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,099	99.28%	7.2%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	8	0.72%	14.3%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	8	0.72%	52.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	74	8.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	-9	-1.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
1,042
1,025	98.37%
2	0.19%
1	0.10%
3	0.29%
7	0.67%
4	0.38%
17	1.63%

2000
1,056
1,052	99.62%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
4	0.38%
0	0.00%
4	0.38%

1990
1,014
1,006	99.21%
0	0.00%
4	0.39%
4	0.39%
n/a
0	0.00%
8	0.79%

1980
1,072
1,072	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-27	-2.6
13	1.2

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

46	4.5
-4	-0.4

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-66	-6.2
8	0.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Knox township, PA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
45.0
178	16.1%
929	83.9%
238	21.5%

417
2.65

320	76.7%
286	89.4%
5	1.6%
97	23.3%

2010
Number	Percent
45.1
217	20.8%
825	79.2%
184	17.7%

437
2.38

323	73.9%
276	85.4%
18	5.6%
114	26.1%

2000
Number	Percent
38.3
254	24.1%
802	75.9%
168	15.9%

419
2.52

307	73.3%
286	93.2%
8	2.6%
112	26.7%

1990
Number	Percent
34.7
275	27.1%
739	72.9%
158	15.6%

373
2.72

289	77.5%
264	91.3%
6	2.1%
84	22.5%

1980
Number	Percent
30.7
322	30.0%
750	70.0%
141	13.2%

371
2.89

318	85.7%
291	91.5%
12	3.8%
53	14.3%

2022 Housing Data for Knox township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3	0.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	43	10.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	27	6.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	9	2.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	16	3.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	17	4.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	23	5.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	9	2.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	25	6.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	29	7.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	53	12.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	41	9.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	57	13.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	22	5.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	15	3.6%
$200,000 or more	28	6.7%

Median Household Income	62,656
Per Capita Income	30,971

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	17	4.1%
Public Assistance	7	1.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	69	16.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	548	75.8%
Unemployed	7	1.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	555	76.8%
Not in Labor Force	168	23.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		24.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	219	168	56.6%
Non-Profit	4	51	7.3%
Self-Employed	47	12	79.7%

Local Government	17	35	32.7%
State Government	29	3	90.6%
Federal Government	0	13	0.0%

Total Private + Self	266	180	59.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	50	102	32.9%
Total	316	282	52.8%

Pct. Govt.	16.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	56	9.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	74	12.4%
Professional, Technical	86	14.4%
Service Occupations	158	26.4%
All others	224	37.5%

White Collar		36.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	129	21.6%
Manufacturing	112	18.7%
Public administration	78	13.0%
Retail trade	73	12.2%
Construction	59	9.9%
Accommodation and food services	31	5.2%
Other services	22	3.7%
Transportation and warehousing	19	3.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	13	2.2%
Educational services	12	2.0%
Information	11	1.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	8	1.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	8	1.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	8	1.3%
Wholesale trade	6	1.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	4	0.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	3	0.5%
Finance and insurance	2	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,074	100.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	306	27.6%
Irish	105	9.5%
English	77	7.0%
American	59	5.3%
Italian	57	5.1%
Lithuanian	32	2.9%
Dutch	28	2.5%
Polish	26	2.3%
Scotch-Irish	21	1.9%
Pennsylvania German	12	1.1%
Welsh	12	1.1%
Lebanese	9	0.8%
Ukrainian	8	0.7%
Swedish	7	0.6%
French	6	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,107	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	1,104	99.7%
Foreign-born	3	0.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
16	2.0%	40	5.0%	536	67.5%	118	14.9%	61	7.7%	23	2.9%
Average years of education: 12.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	16	2.0%
9-12 Years	40	5.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	536	67.5%
Some College	118	14.9%
Bach. Degree	61	7.7%
Grad Degree	23	2.9%
Average years of education: 12.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +72	R +48	D + 5.4%
D +24
2020 vs. 2012	R +164	R +185	R + 16.7%
D -21
2020 vs. 2008	R +161	R +204	R + 24.0%
D -43

2016 vs. 2008	R +89	R +156	R + 29.4%
D -67
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	68%	Donald Trump* (R)	521	87.7%	Joe Biden (D)	66	11.1%	7	1.2%	594	39	41	0.01%
2016	59%	Donald Trump (R)	449	90.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	42	8.4%	8	1.6%	499	42	44	0.01%
2012	54%	Mitt Romney (R)	357	79.5%	Barack Obama* (D)	87	19.4%	5	1.1%	449	33	32	0.01%
2008	58%	John McCain (R)	360	76.1%	Barack Obama (D)	109	23.0%	4	0.8%	473	32	31	0.01%
2004	59%	George W. Bush* (R)	361	76.0%	John Kerry (D)	112	23.6%	2	0.4%	475	28	25	0.01%
2000	50%	George W. Bush (R)	324	80.2%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	74	18.3%	6	1.5%	404	34	32	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Knox township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

11.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

521

87.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.8%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

594

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 39	Diff (US): 41

2016 President, Knox township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

8.4%

Donald Trump (R)

449

90.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.2%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

499

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 42	Diff (US): 44

2012 President, Knox township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

19.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

357

79.5%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

449

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 33	Diff (US): 32

2008 President, Knox township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

109

23.0%

John McCain (R)

360

76.1%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

473

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 32	Diff (US): 31

2004 President, Knox township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

361

76.0%

John Kerry (D)

112

23.6%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

475

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 28	Diff (US): 25

2000 President, Knox township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

324

80.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

18.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.2%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

404

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): 34	Diff (US): 32

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Knox township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	54%	Mehmet Oz (R)	392	83.4%	John Fetterman (D)	63	13.4%	15 [+]	3.2%	470	37	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 6 (1.3%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 5 (1.1%); Richard Weiss (Green) 2 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.4%);
2022	G	54%	Doug Mastriano (R)	387	82.5%	Josh Shapiro (D)	79	16.8%	3 [+]	0.6%	469	41	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 2 (0.4%); Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 1 (0.2%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 0 (0.0%);
2018	S1	47%	Lou Barletta (R)	330	82.3%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	67	16.7%	4 [+]	1.0%	401	40	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 3 (0.7%); Neal Gale (Green) 1 (0.2%);
2018	G	47%	Scott Wagner (R)	338	83.0%	Tom Wolf* (D)	58	14.3%	11 [+]	2.7%	407	42	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 9 (2.2%); Paul Glover (Green) 2 (0.5%);
2016	S3	57%	Pat Toomey* (R)	395	80.6%	Katie McGinty (D)	60	12.2%	35 [+]	7.1%	490	32	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 35 (7.1%);
2014	G	36%	Tom Corbett* (R)	223	73.4%	Tom Wolf (D)	81	26.6%	0	0.0%	304	28	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014:

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	509
Median Value	$156,400

Occupied	417	81.9%
Vacant	92	18.1%

Owned	355	85.1%
Rented	62	14.9%
Median Rent	$621

Single-Family Units	434	85.3%
Detached	434	85.3%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	68	13.4%

Knox township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Knox township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Knox township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Knox township, PA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Knox township, PA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Knox township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Knox township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Knox township, PA